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Shafaq Abdullah

Investor

Scout at LvlUp Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Shafaq Abdullah is Founding Managing GP at AI Earth Fund (Panoramik), focusing on climate solutions and sustainable business models aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, he built and scaled the AI startup Insnap, a mobile personalization platform, to $300 million in revenue before its acquisition by a direct-to-consumer brand. He also founded Parkonomik, which addresses urban parking utilization through partnerships with local restaurants and municipalities, and later expanded into Shoponomik, a circular economy delivery infrastructure platform.

Experience

  1. AI Earth Fund (Panoramik)Founding Managing GPcurrent2026 — presentYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  2. AI Infrastucture and Earth Fund (Panoramik)Founder & Managing General Partnercurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles County, California, United States
  3. Shoponomik | LaunchPad Seed Fund Elemental ImpactFounder and CEO - Smart Last-Mile Circular Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities2021 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  4. LvlUp VenturesVenture Scout2022 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. ParkonomikFounder and CEO- Parkonomik- Smart Parking for Sustainable Cities2017 — 2024El Segundo, CA
  6. Twine DataAdvisor2018 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  7. The Honest CompanyDirector Data Infrastructure & Analytics2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  8. Insnap acquired by The Honest CompanyCoFounder & CTO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GREE, Inc.Principal Engineer - Data Engineering2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay area
  10. Zenprise (acquired by Citrix)Principal Enigneer/ Director, Software2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Stealth startupCofounding CTO2011San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Sony EricssonIndependent Software Consultant2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  13. NokiaSr. Research and Development Engineer2007 — 2009Mt. View, California
  14. NokiaLead Developer/Dev Manager2005 — 2007Helsinki, Finland
  15. Tampere University of TechnologyResearch Analyst2004 — 2005Tampere, Finland

Skills & more

Financial AnalysisEquitable Risk ModelImpact InvestingPublic Policy1Materials Science1Philanthropy1Energy EfficiencyRenewable EnergySustainabilitySystems DesignPrivate EquityVenture Capital
+12 moreArtificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ModelingRisk ModelingMobile ApplicationsSoftware EngineeringMobile DevicesAndroidLinuxSSLMobile TechnologyCloud ComputingArchitecture

Languages Arabic · English · Finnish · Urdu

From Shafaq's professional profile.

Colleagues at LvlUp Ventures

Adam Ned
Principal at LvlUp Ventures
Arvind Vivekanandan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Ben Kromnick
Partner at LvlUp Ventures
Brandon Maier
General Partner at LvlUp Ventures
Brendan Mora
Associate at LvlUp Ventures
Brian Bacon
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Christian Levan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Daniel Rosengren
Scout at LvlUp Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shafaq Abdullah?
Shafaq Abdullah is Founding Managing GP at AI Earth Fund (Panoramik), focusing on climate solutions and sustainable business models aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, he built and scaled the AI startup Insnap, a mobile personalization platform, to $300 million in revenue before its acquisition by a direct-to-consumer brand. He also founded Parkonomik, which addresses urban parking utilization through partnerships with local restaurants and municipalities, and later expanded into Shoponomik, a circular economy delivery infrastructure platform.
Where does Shafaq Abdullah work?
Shafaq Abdullah is Scout at LvlUp Ventures.
What check size does Shafaq Abdullah write?
Shafaq Abdullah typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Shafaq Abdullah go to school?
Shafaq Abdullah studied at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018 (Master's Degree, Machine Learning); University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical (Computer Engineering)).

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Also worked at GREE, Inc.8

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